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Even the old Greeks complained how their youth is worse. It’s been quite a few generations since and we are still moving on.
by rapsey 6y ago
Even the old Greeks complained how their youth is worse. It’s been quite a few generations since and we are still moving on.
- the-dude 6y agoDo you have a source for this? It is commonly attributed to Socrates, but this appears not to be true : https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/01/misbehave/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/01/misbehave/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocrypha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocrypha
- hexmiles 6y agoI've heard being attributed to Hesiod from a talk by Adam Conover, but i've not investigated. EDIT: sorry, apparently it's also a misquotation: https://www.quora.com/Which-ancient-Greek-spoke-of-there-being-no-hope-left-for-the-world-with-the-young-generation-turning-out-the-way-it-is https://www.quora.com/Which-ancient-Greek-spoke-of-there-bei...